Canadian music hits the streets with a multi-venue showcase of over 100 local, regional and national acts. Nightly line-ups will feature three or four acts per venue with established and developing artists sharing the stage.

Bathed in bright lights and fantastic light forms, Pigeault presents the sexual desires and explorations of his subjects in a manner that blurs reality with fantasy. And rightly so as many sexual fetishes are based on recreating fantasies. Those actions that happen behind closed doors, are put front and center in his photographs, and yet almost entirely cloaked through his light painting. It is a convoluted way of revealing and celebrating that which is often spoken of in hushed tones, and yet ultimately complicating the matter even more through his light forms.- Christina Anastassopoulos, 2010

Expand your understanding of visual art with cutting edge screenings, lectures and workshops. Free programming for elementary level students on Thursday, 21 October. High school students can attend free screenings at the Animation School Fair.

Not yet legal is what many of us say, making references to the laws that hamper us from having a significant impact on our society. Being a young artist really is about showing our interpretation of the world through our eyes and the feelings this brings out in us. Put our age aside and open up your mind to when you were young. Not yet Legal is an interpretation of the world through the eyes of a younger generation. We’ve taken this opportunity to express our thoughts that are not always heard or taken seriously. Since we are the future of society, our opinions and criticisms on the world will have a huge impact on what the world we live in will become.

Vince Beauchemin starts a dialogue with this new series and leaves the viewer to complete the circle of conversation. Through looking and feeling the emotions that he has subtly and sometimes outrightly invested in his works, the viewer layers new meaning accordingly, giving an exponential amount of variation for each work that Beauchemin paints.- Christina Anastassopoulos, 2011

The verb “to cut” has, by definition, a number of meanings and several words come to mind. When cutting involves people I think about snipping, removing, circumcising, severing, detaching, altering, and wounding. When cutting involves paper, I think about snipping, removing, forming, altering, interrupting, shaping, and reducing.
The works by these four artists bring to mind the word uncanny, in that they unveil both the familiar and unfamiliar and explore the paradoxical nature of drawing the viewer into the beauty of the work while simultaneously giving the viewer a jolt once they examine the work more clearly. The artists have built up the images from drawings and photographs mainly with collage and ink. They have cut, manipulated, and altered the images to reveal certain inconsistencies of history and of pop culture.

Over the past twenty years Mark Vlossak of St. Innocent Winery has become one of the preeminent ambassadors of the Oregon Wine Industry and one of America's most influential Winemakers. The winery was founded in 1988 by Mark, the current winemaker and president. He produces small lot, handmade wines that consistently garner the highest accolades in Oregon: 90+ on the entire '08 and '09 vintages currently reviewed by Jay Miller of The Wine Advocate. While Pinot Noir is the focus of St. Innocent, Mark annually produces some of Oregon's most expressive white wines.

Vernissage March 11, 2011, 6 pm - 9 pm
On display until April 9, 2011
Traveling photo-based artist Michelle Wilson explores personal narratives through images found abroad in this collection of new works sent from Taiwan.

Front Line Assembly, with opening act iVardensphere.
Zaphod Beeblebrox
http://www.ZaphodBeeblebrox.com
27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
ADVANCE TICKETS: $30.00, for a limited time, at www.TicketWeb.ca
http://www.ticketweb.ca/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=10807
or by phone 1.888.222.6608

Newcomers to the studio can sample a variety of the classes we offer for free from 5 to 8pm. For more information about the Open House, people can send an email to fitnessfusionstudio@yahoo.ca or check out our website at fitnessfusionstudio.com or call us at 613-680-7276.

What began as the wild dream of two very young women is now a Mecca of Canadian design and innovative business practices. In an industry where longevity is rarely attained, Victoire Boutique is an industry leader, gaining national praise for being a beautifully merchandised and friendly shop stocking the best designers Canada has to offer! Come celebrate with us on June 25th with a dream filled celebration: Tarot card readings, a Ouija cake by Auntie Loo and of course discounts and giveaways! To reward its customers for their years of support, Victoire will also be hosting its first ever “Beat the Clock” sale.

Owner and head of A&R for Vancouver-based Nordic Trax, Luke McKeehan has steadily established himself as one of the most innovative names in the world of House music. With over 65 releases spanning a decade & seminal tracks from such artists as Home & Garden, Gavin Froome, JT Donaldson, DJ Heather, Iz, Jay Tripwire, Kelvin K and McKeehan himself, Nordic Trax has remained firmly committed to releasing pure quality. A veteran of Toronto's warehouse scene in the 1980's, Luke's contribution to Canada's ever-growing dance culture runs deep; while his innovative DJ sets and critically acclaimed productions have earned him fans worldwide.

Almonte is known, in particular, for his involvement in pieces written by the American Roy Davis Jr., Kemetic Just from San Francisco, Miguel Graça from Portugal, Canadian house sensation Fred Everything, Rise Ashen, and the master of groove Trevor Walker. His performances have lead him to collaborate on records and compilations undeTony Almonter several labels, notably: EMI, Bombay Records (Vancouver), Pronto Musique, Guidance Records, Nordic Trax, Kinkysweet, Fossilfuel Records and more.

Vernissage: Friday August 19, 2011 / 7-10 pm
Tunes by Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM
Victor Hernandez, who lives and works in Mexico City, is a designer and printmaker who specializes in large linocuts. He was trained at the National School of Plastic Arts in Mexico and studied further in Poland and France. He has had solo exhibitions in Poland, Mexico, and Canada, and has exhibited his work in group shows in Poland and Mexico as well as in Canada, Cuba, Norway, Japan, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, and the Czech Republic, and he received an award at the First International Print Triennale ULUS 2011, in Belgrade, Serbia.

USER was always conceived as a multiyear project. A series of portfolios that, though shot on just one 30 meter strip of sidewalk
and using portraiture only, aimed to explore the face and the feel of the addicts who congregate there.
The latest (and last) work from this project, USER 2010, is a series of images, shot simply, in natural light, almost snapshots. Echoes of
all the previous shooting I have done on the corner, about faces and relationships. A summation.

Tim Hus is a Canadian Country music artist who is performing with fiddler Billy MacInnis. Lucky Ron will be opening for them. Start time is 2:00PM. Tickets are available at the Laff for $8 until the day of. At the door, tickets will be $10. email deek@thelaff.ca or visit our website http://www.thelaff.ca/Events.page for more information!

Life at the edge of the forest is rarely idyllic. In the space where the wetlands meet the deep, dark wood, a thousand little soap operas occur. A bear cub ventures out of the bush only to be confronted by two snarling dogs. A weasel raids a duck's nest while two herons fly overhead, themselves looking for a place to eat. It is not only survival of the fittest … attention to detail, and a certain amount of luck, is involved too. As a year-round inhabitant, the fox bears witness to the struggles and successes of those that live, and die, in a space that embodies both luxury and desolation. The works in this exhibition are some of the things that the fox saw.

Exhibition by the award-winning artist Cal Lane. Lane, who is originally from the east coast but who grew up on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, studied fine arts, majoring in sculpting and welding.

Meet the artists: Thursday, November 24, 6-9 p.m.
Event description (include English and French descriptions if possible): The longest-running annual exhibition and sale of contemporary Canadian jewellery worldwide.

Inside the “Hermit Kingdom”:
an intimate peek into the Kim Dynasty’s propaganda machine.
The goods: Thirty-five (35) large hand-painted North Korean propaganda posters, on hand-made paper. The real thing.
A very unique look into a hidden world.

Bacardi Gras: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012. This is the third year running for Bacardi Gras, Ottawa's biggest Mardi Gras north of New Orleans. There is live entertainment (dueling piano players downstairs and Sultans of Gin upstairs), costume contests, and lots more! VIP all access passes can be won online now at www.bacardigras.ca, starts after work at Fat Tuesdays, 62 York Street.

What: March break program
WHO: For children aged 7 to 12
WHEN: March 13 to 16, 1 to 4 pm. (Please note the museum closes at 4 pm)
This is a day program held each day, not a 4 day consecutive program.
Where: At the Bytown Museum
How much: $5.00 per child